In Midtown - Central BBQ or BBQ Shop for good BBQ without a big price, Payne's for the best BBQ sandwich anywhere, Young Ave Deli or Kwik Check for sandwiches, Casa Grill for Middle Eastern, Golden India, Blue Monkey or Broadway Pizza for pizza and atmosphere, Lobster King for dim sum and bhan mi.

1. Blue Monkey hasn't served pizza in years, but the Hi Tone actually makes pretty good stuff and has $2 PBR draft which is a fine starving artist price. 2. Lobster King is, alas, closed. I've no idea where to get Banh Mi in Memphis any more between Indochina's closing and this.

Lobster King closed??? Damn! I only went there once, but I was by myself and didn't get to sample very much- that was going to be *the* place to take my wife and friends the next time we made a group trip to Memphis!